The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-24
PEOPLES WHIMS.
The Queer Freaks of MOneyed
Men.
THE ENNUIED MILLIONAIRES
How Some of Them Pass Their Time
ATS q Great Thing to Be
Millionaire.

of table in the Casino at Newport one
night and stared at his boots in dismay
writes Blakely Hall in the New York
World. "Yaw" he yawned in an ex-
cess of boredom as he raised his eye
broWs and rammed his hands deep into
his pockets, Its slow; monstrousiy
slow" Apparently it was. One or two
men in faultless attire smoked near
window. Others sprawled in languid
desperation in the deep arm-chairs, and
an eminent stock Spectator added
drowsiness to it all by snoring with SUBJ
tie, but penetrating regularity in the
corner. 1t was sultry night, and the
negro waiter mopped their black faces
as they whispered together in the cor
ridor. The ennuied millionaire could
almost hear the tapping of the water in
the harbor against the sides of his beau
tiful steam-yacht. His horses moved
uneasily in the heat without and ratified
the big pole chain impatiently.
1t was nearly midnight in the queen
of American watering places and moth
ing was going on. The millionaire
kicked his heels peeyishly against the
table and motioned to one of the
walters. They all scrambled forwsrd in
such haste that the oldest slipped and
almost fell. The great man smiled,
whereat a wave of JOY passed over the
dusky group. and all but one retired
with teeth in full view. Who is unhappy
when a millionaire smiles?
us the champagne well iced?" asked
the man of means good-naturedly.
cit is, indeed sab. DE las bottle wac
froze dead hard"
Bring me some."
When the waiter poured it out it was
so cold that it dribbled slowly into the
glass and sent up milk white mist
almost as thick as the foam that raced
to the top of the glass. while the dew
gathered in beads on the bottle. The
millionaire smiled gently as he gazed at
the champagne, and then he glanced at
| the painting waiter.
Would you like to SILVER, Thomas!"
he asked solemnly.
"Me, sab 2" said the waiter with
chuckle. y"Dere amt not'in' in dis heah
wud make me shivah might, sab
no indeedy."
sob, yes, there is"
"Squse me, sab, but I'm roastin', !
am, m dom b'lieye I'll evan be coli
again"
"I'll make you shiver in two minutes
by the watch or III give you $50"
go ahead, sah!"
Without more ado the millionaire
took the champagne bottle from the
others hand, turned it upside down and
| thrust it calmly down the back of the
darkey's neck, and left it there, while
the champagne dripped gently down the
walters spine. Then, watch in hand
ewaited, while the loungers sat up and
the walters moved in from the corridors
With their eyes fairly starting from their
heads.
"Don' you shivah, you fool niggah!"
said the foremost of them in a hoarse
whisper to Thomas. of y do I'll-Pll
kick yo' head often y body shuh. Y
got chance f ter pay me dem sewing
dollahs now, an if y miss it I'll lam Y
IL will fer fac'."
Meanwhile the waiter stood there with
pursed lips, starting eyes, and clinched
fists. His head was bent forward an
his legs spread apart, while his breath
came in mighty shorts. The loungers
with their watches in their hands max
ing bets rapidly while the time wore
slowly away. Presently the millionaire
shouted:
zone minute!"
"Oh Lordy!'' moaned Thomas, in &
voice like the doleful roar of q cavern by
the sea, 'm a-goin', I'm a-goin'!"
Remember dem sewing dollyahs!"
Il There was an awful hush, the sounC
. of the grinding of African teeth. will
s "Huh-wuwu followed b!
helpless chattering, and Thomas stoo'
shaking like an aspen leaf, with one ey
} turned apparently on the $7-mau, Will
the other sought the face of the million
aire. One after another the waiter
+ essayed the test, and for two hours tn
Casino was the liveliest spot in America
Then the famous millionaire climbe
contentedly into the seat of his cart an
9 murmured as he drove home in tn
moonlight: at wasn't SO monstrousl
. slow after all" rs
1t is by no means easy to tell what wi
amuse millionaire. + knew one littl
n CHAP who inherited q vast fortune on
Monday and developed hot bloode
lust for variegated waistcoats durin
the week. He would wander about b
. accustomed haunts with q distraugt
and expectant look for days ut q tim
- We knew by that that something ne
in waistcoats was impending and when
was finally produced its owners FAT
glowed with mellow radiance that WI
: infantile and touching. There wa
just before the holidays, a period
gloom, dependence, and sorrow (
heightened and eustere that gre;
apprehension was felt, but it W,
y cleared away by the appearance G
Fifthavenue, one brightDecember day :,
s. about the most amusing thing in wais
8. coats that the country has ever seen.
IN consisted in the main of brillial
Is yellow, with dashing superstructure
3 purple and gold stars. Scattered abo,
70 were fac-similes of the owners coat-o
arms in silver and mimic represent
y! tons of his.crack race-horse taxing
Oh hurdle bedecked with his coIors. Itw,
OF bound in white cord, and the button
were works of art in bronze andgold. !
present the youth rejoices in the posse
, sion of 10 walstcoats. I speak by Il
- card, for I've seem then.
saw nearly 100000, COO in a state
h rapt and intense excitement at chick,
show show one night in the MadisC
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